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There yet remains In what IL known az
Tho Riot Relief Fund" the snug sum OF about
$4,000, which IL available for the relief OF
policemen and members Of the military and
fire departments who may sustain Injuries in
tho suppression OF riots. This sum is under the
management OF a Board Of Trustees Of the
Riot Relief Fund, Incorporated by the last Leg
~islature. The officers are Leonard W. Jerome,
President; Isaac Bell, Vice. President; Clifford
A. Hand. Secretary. The other trustees arc
Mayor Abram s.. Hewitt, VIM. II. Appleton,
and George Jones.
The fund grew out OF the gratitude Of leading
citizcns Of this city for the admirable conduct
OF the policemen, Hremen. and militia during
the notorious draft riots Of 1868. These riots
originated with the alarm and resentment ut
the enforcement Of the draft in this city. which
took an enormous body OF men not only from
remunerative occupations, but from their fam
lilies. to I'LL the ranks Of the Union armies. The
mob, which at one time seemed destined to
sack the city, was composed largely of desper-
ADDE'S and criminals, who took advantage Of
the occasion to attempt the Inauguration Of
pillage. Beginning with attacks on the offices
Of provost marshals. and including attacks on
armories. the mob was making rapid progress
toward the utter destruction OF social order. The
absence OF the greater part Of the militia lent
new terrors to the situation. The horrors Of
incendiary fires had already be gun to spread
CONSERVATION In the metropolis. and murder Of
inofrensive colored citizens was committed In
broad daylight,
1t was then that tho police departm ent be-
came the main reliance OF citizens for the pro-
s sesitSh and ia id HhH pr Sfth Which che ds sosense we're en,
braVed, the mob mot and checked In its mad
progress and dispersed In hand to hand en-
law and order. elected the most profound
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the city also were srateiuIly acknowledged.
1868, at Delmonieo's, where Leonard jerome,
Paul s, Forbes, and Henry J. Raymond talked
foot a practical scheme for aifordingimmediate
RELIEF e ii Tor th9 aI poiicemen and members Oh the
the riots. Within a few hours there was $4,000
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fres(asnSs and dSrt. I Ezra Sys sesretars,. and nd
was appointed to distribute $4,000 at once.
Se9}nsisting, of Isaac Bell, George +, Talman.
Ths%a 6o ojt Aet nna t Col M EsT%ilySS aot Ghiet cd En-.
stebbins; Shepherd Knapp. Frederick, $. Win
siderr I the exped l%1seyS; Of wa" eon aeRUtfaea % on et the
basis of this subscription. n permanent fund
Tor the relief OF such cases as might afterward
arise under similar circumstances inter pro-
viding for the necessities of the sufferers for
whom the fund was started.
Another meeting Was held on Nov. 25. 1868,
at which 1t was reported that the $4,000 had
been duly distributed to wounded policemen.
such as had been killed {. that the aggregate
subscriptions had reached $55, 900. mi that a
further distribution Of 10000 would be suf-
ficient to meet all the cases Of special neces-
ton Of the 10000 was nearly 1856, 1000. 1t was
invested in United States bonds. and tho gold
resulting from interest was sold and added to
fund.
further sum Of So. 700 for the relief Of officers
injured and the families of officers killed in
the discharge. of their duty. Since then the &C.
emulation OF interest has added to the fund.
800 "A year. From time to time. as the trus-
tees saw ut. various appropriations have been
made for kindred objects. Among these the
save 1t from the effect of the decisions which
forbade assessments for Its maintenance. The
total amount which has already been expend-
ing persons for whom the fund was created
', The heaviest contributor to it was the late A.
!; Stewart who gave $4,000. Those who gave
! Co, Pacific Mail STEAMSHIP; Company. N. II.
Grinnell for Sun Insurance Company. Atlantic
Insurance Company, Bank of Com
lnerce, Broadway Bank. +. 4. Winston. Presi-
fSnS M%t com h'aG yns ManRsst G9PGg nmy y;psn Mana
chants Bank, Bank Of America. American Ex-
change Bank. and metropolitan Bank. The
Board OF Brokers gave the fund $4,000.